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Gnome Stew is a multi-author blog about tabletop role-playing games that won ENNIE Awards every year between 2010 and 2018, with seven "Best Blog" and three "Best Website" awards. Its main audiences are game design professionals and recreational gamemasters. Gnome Stew was praised for its usefulness by Monte Cook, who said he read the website every day. [1] [2] [3]

List of ENNIE Awards

In 2019, the "Best Blog" and "Best Website" categories were retired from the awards and replaced with "Best Online Content." [13]

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  2. ↑ Ryan, Tammie Webb (2016-03-25). "Cypher Chronicles, vol. 12-2016". Monte Cook Games. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. ↑ Ralya, Martin. "About Gnome Stew". Gnome Stew. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. ↑ "2010 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  5. ↑ "2011 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  6. ↑ "2012 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  7. ↑ "2013 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  8. ↑ "2014 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  9. ↑ "2015 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  10. ↑ "2016 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  11. ↑ "2017 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  12. ↑ "2018 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" . Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  13. ↑ "2019 ENnie Nominations and Winners | ENNIE Awards". web.archive.org. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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